As we make our
way through these Minor Prophets we will be arrested with the shock of hearing
the voice of the prophet. The prophet’s voice is scary. It announces the
holiness of God and contrasts this with the sinfulness of the people. God is
patient but not infinitely so. His patience does eventually wear thin and He
acts in righteousness. The prophet points this out and the people fear.
But God, who is ever faithful, goes far
beyond our imaginations. Just when we think He is finally done with His people,
He shows up to do that which they could not do. He saves them. He reckons their
faith as righteousness and forgives them all their sins, all their failures. In
the place where He thought to banish them forever, He calls to them, speaks
tenderly, forgives them and is pleased to call them, “My people.”
Saints, we serve a God of unimaginable
patience and love. He is not done with us. He speaks harshly through His
prophets and He speaks tenderly as a pursuing suitor to His Bride, His Church.
He draws. He beckons. He feeds. He heals. He restores. In the name of Jesus,
eat and drink and be at peace.
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